What have you opened this week?

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2000 Cockburn Quinta do Canais


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1963 Warre's VP
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Roy Hersh wrote:In decanters for tonight:

2011 Vintage Ports

Cockburn's
Croft
Dow's
Fonseca
Graham's
Pintas
Quinta do Portal
Taylor
Warre's
Are you kidding me? Incredible. Do you ever get down to San Jose CA? If so, I'd love to organize an offline.


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1994 Smith Woodhouse Colheita on Thanksgiving.
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NV Quinta Vale D. Maria Reserva Lot 10. Tasting Note posted, pretty tasty stuff
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Fonseca 1985 Vintage Port
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There has been a lot of discussion about the 85's recently, specifically the Fonseca and Taylors. Will you be sharing your thoughts on this bottle, Roy?
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Warres 1977 VP
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S. Leonard 30 year old Tawny Port
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Roy Hersh wrote:Fonseca 1985 Vintage Port
+1 Smelled wonderful upon decanting. I'm preparing a pomegranate orange tart to have after/with this.
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Warres Otima 10y Tawny


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1977 Taylors. Not the best bottle I've had, but still a very nice one. Actually gained color with air.
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Eric Ifune wrote:1977 Taylors. Not the best bottle I've had, but still a very nice one. Actually gained color with air.
The curse of '77 struck again?


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No, it was very, very nice, and I was quite happy with it. I've just had a few better ones. [cheers.gif]
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Noval 10yr old - bottled in 1985. Sadly my last one, these just keep getting better and better...
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Tom Archer wrote:Noval 10yr old - bottled in 1985. Sadly my last one, these just keep getting better and better...
Did this bottle have the flat spot on the top of the bottle, what looks like a broken corner off the top edge?
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Did this bottle have the flat spot on the top of the bottle, what looks like a broken corner off the top edge?
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Just decanted a 1992 Graham's Malvedos for tonight. It's actually gonna rain tonight in So. Cal so gotta celebrate somehow.
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Andy Velebil wrote:Just decanted a 1992 Graham's Malvedos for tonight. It's actually gonna rain tonight in So. Cal so gotta celebrate somehow.
They're calling it rainageddon up here, not quite living up to the hype though. How's the bottle, have 3 more that I bought for my little brothers birth year. He wasn't super impressed with the one I opened on his 21st.


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Bradley Bogdan wrote:
Andy Velebil wrote:Just decanted a 1992 Graham's Malvedos for tonight. It's actually gonna rain tonight in So. Cal so gotta celebrate somehow.
They're calling it rainageddon up here, not quite living up to the hype though. How's the bottle, have 3 more that I bought for my little brothers birth year. He wasn't super impressed with the one I opened on his 21st.


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Rain just started so that's good. And your brothers got a good Port palate. I agree with him.


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